Samuel K. Abott

    Samuel K. Abott is a native of Fountain County, Indiana, where he was born in 1849. He worked on the farm in summer and went to school in the winter until the year 1876, when he determined to take a partner for life; he accordingly married Laura Haas, who was born in Fountain County in 1854.

    In 1877, Mr. Abott purchased 154 acres of good land in this county, where he and wife and child reside in life enjoyment. Mr. Abott is a much respected citizen and a member of the Baptist Church; his wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church. She is likewise much respected in the community.

Source: Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Co., 1883.